The Young Guns (1956)

Director:

Albert Band

Writer:

Louis Garfinkle

Stars:

Russ Tamblyn, Gloria Talbott, Perry Lopez

Cast

Cast overview:
Russ Tamblyn	...	Tully Rice
Gloria Talbott	...	Nora Bawdre
Perry Lopez	...	San Antone
Scott Marlowe	...	Knox Cutler
Wright King	...	Jonesy
Walter Coy	...	Sheriff Jim Peyton
Chubby Johnson	...	Rongo Jones / Grandpa
Myron Healey	...	Deputy Nix
James Goodwin	...	Georgie Briggs
Rayford Barnes	...	Kid Cutler
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Felix Briggs (as Stanford Jolley)

Storyline

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Taglines:

They're Triggered To Go All The Way!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jovens Atiradores

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Song of the Young Guns"
Lyrics by Lenny Adelson
Music by Imogen Carpenter
Performed by Guy Mitchell

User Reviews

Rather strange JD/western

Russ Tamblyn, later to star as a grown up delinquent in Satan's Sadists, here plays a disaffected youth who falls in with the wrong crowd back in 1897. The Young Guns is a bizarre mix of genres, even including a prologue directly linking the perceived juvenile problems of the 50s with the Old West! There's even some noirish cinematography courtesy Ellsworth Fredericks, who lensed Invasion of the Body Snatchers the same year. Scott Marlowe plays the remote but caring sheriff who tries to get young Russ away from The Bunch, a gang of young tearaways who like to rob banks instead of stealing hub caps.

All in all, an odd film that never really gets going, but remains strangely watchable.